Drug raid on Grace Avenue was 'high risk'

ZANESVILLE - Law enforcement recovered drugs, guns, drug paraphernalia and cash from a home on Grace Avenue early Tuesday morning.

Approximately 30 officers from multiple agencies were on the scene of the home, in the 1000 block of Grace Avenue, for the drug bust, which Zanesville Police Chief Tony Coury said was "extremely high risk."

Five individuals were detained from the incident. Three dogs, which Coury described as hostile, were also inside the residence, but none were injured in the raid.

The propensity for violence at this location was high, Coury said, and officers knew that, though nobody was injured during the raid.

"We expected guns, we expected dogs, and we got both," he said.

Formal charges have not been filed against any of the individuals detained and the ZPD continues to investigate the matter. Formal charges are expected to be filed later this week.

In addition to the ZPD officers, Coury said the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office sent its K-9s and SWAT team to the location. Representatives from the Muskingum County Prosecutor's Office and the Zanesville City Law Director's office were also on scene.